Frank Lampard took over as Coventry City head coach in November 2024 after the surprise sacking of club legend Mark Robins following a 2-1 defeat at home to Derby County 15 months ago.
Since becoming a Sky Blue, he has transformed the way they have played, as well as getting results on the pitch.
Last season, he saw an improvement from 17th to 5th and a playoff place, which ended in an agonising defeat to Sunderland in the semi-finals.
Things got even better under Lampard this season, guiding Coventry to the top of the league heading into the final ten games
They have been top since match day nine, minus the seven days they spent in second prior to the victory against Middlesbrough.
The former Chelsea and Everton manager has the highest win percentage out of all Coventry managers, sitting nicely at 54.17% since his arrival at the club.
In 72 league games, he has won 39, drawn 14 and lost just 19 games in his tenure so far with some incredible form in the 15 months at the club breaking records all over the place.
Despite it being an unpopular opinion from most Sky Blues fans to sack club legend Robins and replace him with a ‘failure’ in Lampard, however, it is most certainly proving to be the correct decision.
Sky Sports called it “his last chance in English football” and with several outlets almost hoping he would fail alongside Wayne Rooney, he has silenced all the critics.
No other manager in the Championship has managed as many Premier League games as Lampard has.
Across two stints at Chelsea and a spell at Everton, he took charge of 139 games, winning 57 of them.
He knows how the league works from his successful playing days to getting Chelsea top four with a transfer embargo and squad full of academy players in his first stint.
He has had some success in the top flight but not as much as he is enjoying being back in the Championship, despite being able to keep Everton in the top flight.
I believe that Lampard is by far the best manager in the division as proven by his tactics, style of play and record since arriving at Coventry makes him far-superior compared to his rivals.
Some may argue Kim Hellberg may be in for a shout but he has not spent enough time in English football or the Championship to deserve that title.
